Tag Archives: Exchange News

Despite several bullish predictions for 2023, Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase – believes it will be some time before the crypto space relieves itself of the drama caused by FTX, and he doesn’t think 2023 will offer the improvement over 2022 that so many analysts are either predicting or hoping for. Brian Armstrong Doesn’t Think 2023 Will Offer Much Improvement FTX will likely go down as one of the biggest blunders of the crypto world. Once considered one of the...

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, a Manhattan federal judge, will oversee the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. SBF is presently facing several charges in connection with the collapse of FTX. It is alleged that Bankman-Fried likely utilized customer funds to engage in Ponzi-like behavior and purchase luxury items such as Bahamas-based condominiums for himself and fellow FTX employees. Lewis Kaplan Will Decide SBF’s Fate Kaplan was a second-choice judge. The first one – who is unnamed at...

It’s happened again, folks. Another crypto hack has been recorded to the digital currency books. This time, the alleged victim is Bit Keep, a virtual wallet provider, and more than $8 million in crypto funds have gone missing. Bit Keep Compromised; A Lot of Money Missing To be fair, this is a small number compared to the many digital currency hacks and scams that have occurred in the past, but it’s another clear reminder that the space is not where it needs to be, and...

Sam Bankman-Fried – the disgraced head executive of the now defunct crypto exchange FTX – is out of prison on a $250 million bond. While awaiting trial, he will live at his parents’ house in California. Sam Bankman-Fried Is Temporarily Out of Jail Bankman-Fried made his way back to the United States from a Bahamian jail in late December of last year. He also made a court appearance on January 3. The bond in question is different from bail. What it means is that if...

Core Scientific – one of the largest digital currency mining firms in the world – has announced it’s filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The proceedings took place in a federal bankruptcy court in southern Texas. Core Scientific Is Filing Bankruptcy Core Scientific has been hinting at potential bankruptcy for some time. It stated in its official court documents that the declining price of bitcoin, as well as rising electricity prices to run its mining centers...

Sam Bankman-Fried – the man behind now failed digital currency exchange FTX – has been arrested while stationed in the Bahamas and is being extradited to the United States, where he will face criminal charges after they were filed in a New York court. Sam Bankman-Fried Is Heading to an American Jail The criminal charges come by way of the Department of Justice (DOJ), though now the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is filing its own civil suit against the...

Sam Bankman-Fried – the disgraced founder of fallen digital currency exchange FTX – made a rare appearance at the Deal Book Summit in New York on the last day of November last year. Sam Bankman-Fried Does First Interview Following Company’s Demise While he did not arrive in person, Bankman-Fried was featured prominently on a screen from an undisclosed location in the Bahamas, where he still claims to live. In the interview, Bankman-Fried attempted to explain what...

FTX is likely to go down as one of the biggest embarrassments in the history of crypto. More than that, as additional layers get stripped away to reveal what happened, one can’t help but put a few pieces of the puzzle together and be horrified by the final image. Was the FTX Collapse Part of Something Bigger? This may sound like something of a conspiracy theory, yet when one really considers everything and puts multiple ideas in place, one can find a thread of common...

Didi Taihuttu and his family – often dubbed the “bitcoin family” due to their devotion to the world’s number one digital currency – are still confident in bitcoin and aren’t letting last year’s price flops and the collapse of FTX get to them. However, things have changed enough that they’re moving their bitcoin over and finding new ways of securing it. Didi Taihuttu Feels Strongly About Defi Many years ago, Taihuttu, his wife, and their three daughters sold everything...

The drama surrounding FTX is getting a lot worse. Initially, it was believed that Sam Bankman-Fried – the man behind the now failed digital currency exchange – gave a lot of money to democrat politicians, and he did. However, it’s now being alleged by him that equal money was given to republicans, only those donations were more secret. FTX Also Allegedly Delivered Funds to Republicans FTX collapsed in mid-November of last year following what SBF referred to as a...